1 . I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.

The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐赠物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding(资助) medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

1. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of       .

A．its convenient location	B．its great variety of goods
C．its spirit of goodwill	D．its nice shopping environment

2. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to       .

A．sell cheap products	B．deal with unwanted things
C．raise money for patients	D．help a foreign country

3. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

A．The operating costs are very low.	B．The staff are usually well paid.
C．90% of the donations are second-hand.	D．They are open twenty-four hours a day.

4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A．What to Buy at Charity Shops.

B．Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.

C．Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.

D．The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops.

2 . Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new _________ in high school.

_________, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts (选拔赛) for cheerleaders (拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be _________ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the _________ read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart _________ as the list ended without her name. Feeling _________, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was _________. She moved on to English and history, and was _________ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to _________ math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school __________. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as ____________ as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough ____________ for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled ____________ and left. “Why is high school so ____________?” she sighed.

Later in ____________ class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much ____________. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ____________ her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ____________. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ____________ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ____________ fish you can be.”

1.

A．processes

B．decisions

C．challenges

D．exercises

2.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Besides

3.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．boring

D．interesting

4.

A．editor

B．boss

C．candidate

D．judge

5.

A．jumped

B．sank

C．stopped

D．raced

6.

A．strange

B．happy

C．awful

D．lonely

7.

A．struggling

B．improving

C．working

D．complaining

8.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．shocked

D．relieved

9.

A．put up

B．prepare for

C．worry about

D．give up

10.

A．committee

B．newspaper

C．radio

D．team

11.

A．enthusiastic

B．artistic

C．sympathetic

D．realistic

12.

A．speakers

B．readers

C．cheerleaders

D．writers

13.

A．widely

B．weakly

C．excitedly

D．brightly

14.

A．similar

B．ordinary

C．different

D．familiar

15.

A．physics

B．history

C．English

D．math

16.

A．pleasure

B．hope

C．trouble

D．sorrow

17.

A．fit in

B．look out

C．stay up

D．get around

18.

A．swim

B．try

C．ask

D．escape

19.

A．in return for

B．in case of

C．in terms of

D．instead of

20.

A．slimmest

B．smallest

C．best

D．gentlest

3 . Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.
We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.
Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.
1. People with start-up fatigue are most likely to ________.

A．delay tasks	B．work hard
C．seek help	D．accept failure

2. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?

A．Writing essays in strict order.

B．Building up physical strength.

C．Leaving out the toughest ideas.

D．Dealing with the hardest task first.

3. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?

A．Before starting a difficult task.

B．When all the solutions fail.

C．If the job is rather boring.

D．After finding a way out.

4. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ________.

A．ignore mental problems	B．get some nice sleep
C．gain complete relief	D．find the right solution

5. What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Success Is Built upon Failure

B．How to Handle Performance Fatigue

C．Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success

D．Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems

4 . When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.

These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. ＂Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,＂ said George Vaillant, the psychologist(心理学家) who made the discovery. ＂And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.＂

Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25,31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.

Working — at any age — is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence — the underpinnings(基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said, ＂One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.＂

1. What do we know about John?

A．He enjoyed his career and marriage.

B．He had few childhood playmates.

C．He received little love from his family.

D．He was envied by others in his childhood.

2. Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as　　　　.

A．a description of personal values and social values

B．an analysis of how work was related to competence

C．an example for parents’ expectations of their children

D．an explanation why some boys grew into happy men

3. Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by　　　　.

A．recording the boys’ effort in school

B．evaluating the men’s mental health

C．comparing different sets of scores

D．measuring the men’s problem solving ability

4. What does the underlined word ＂sharp＂ probably mean in Paragraph 4?

A．Quick to react.	B．Having a thin edge.
C．Clear and definite.	D．Sudden and rapid.

5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Competent adults know more about love than work.

B．Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.

C．Love brings more joy to people than work does.

D．Independence is the key to one’s success.

5 . A Language Programme for Teenagers

Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.

Our Courses

Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively.

Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas — speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning(see table below).

Course Type	Days	Number of Lessons	Course Timetable
Standard Course	Mon-Fri	20 lessons	9:00-12:30
Intensive Course	Mon-Fri	20 lessons	9:00-12:30
		10 lessons	13:00-14:30

Evaluation

Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before starting their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.

Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.

Arrivals and Transfer

Our programme offers the full package — students are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.

Meals/Allergies(过敏)/Special Dietary Requirements

Students are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch (which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.

We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.

1. How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?

A．It is less effective.	B．It focuses on speaking.
C．It includes extra lessons.	D．It gives you confidence.

2. When can a student attend Standard Course?

A．13:00-14:30 Monday.	B．9:00-12:30 Tuesday.
C．13:00-14:30 Friday.	D．9:00-12:30 Saturday.

3. Before starting their programme, students are expected to ___________.

A．take a language test	B．have an online interview
C．prepare learning materials	D．report their language levels

4. With the full package, the programme organiser is supposed to _________.

A．inform students of their full flight details

B．look after students throughout the programme

C．offer students free sightseeing trips

D．collect students’ luggage in advance

5. Which of the following may require an extra payment ?

A．Cooked dinner.	B．Mealtime dessert.
C．Packed lunch.	D．Special diet.

6 . Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.

While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools. For example, these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.

The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company’s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.

The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.

1. How are social robots different from household robots?

A．They can control their emotions.	B．They are more like humans.
C．They do the normal housework.	D．They respond to users more slowly.

2. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?

A．Communicate with you and perform operations.

B．Answer your questions and make requests.

C．Take your family pictures and deliver milk.

D．Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.

3. What can Oshbot work as?

A．A language teacher.	B．A tour guide.
C．A shop assistant.	D．A private nurse.

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will _______.

A．train employees	B．be our workmates
C．improve technologies	D．take the place of workers

5. What does the passage mainly present?

A．A new design idea of household robots.	B．Marketing strategies for social robots.
C．Information on household robots.	D．An introduction to social robots.

7 . My fiance (未婚夫）and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds (资金) were _______, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

One agent (代理人)_______ a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was _______ our range, so we declined (拒绝). But she kept urging (催促) us to have a look _______.

We finally did and it was _______ at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and _______ of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of _______ it would be like to live there.

Days later, we made a(n)_______ —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t _______ us. They renewed their offer ________. It was also much more than we could afford but far ________ than the original asking price.

The next day, we got a ________ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the ________ directly. We made our final offer, which ________ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it,________ we had to try.

“Sold!” said the owner. Then he ________: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d ________ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a ________ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the ________ in the price as “an early wedding present.”

That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are ________ they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.

1.

A．needed

B．limited

C．enough

D．large

2.

A．recommended (推荐)

B．decorated

C．sold

D．rented

3.

A．below

B．within

C．beyond

D．between

4.

A．at least

B．at most

C．at times

D．at hand

5.

A．relief

B．concern

C．love

D．curiosity

6.

A．pride

B．happiness

C．challenge

D．desire

7.

A．which

B．why

C．that

D．what

8.

A．effort

B．offer

C．promise

D．profit

9.

A．come across

B．look after

C．depend on

D．laugh at

10.

A．instead

B．indeed

C．aside

D．apart

11.

A．worse

B．better

C．less

D．higher

12.

A．relaxing

B．disappointing

C．pleasant

D．regular

13.

A．agents

B．buyers

C．managers

D．owners

14.

A．already

B．still

C．generally

D．ever

15.

A．so

B．or

C．for

D．but

16.

A．apologized

B．complained

C．criticized

D．explained

17.

A．check

B．analyze

C．appreciate

D．ignore

18.

A．loss

B．risk

C．chance

D．lead

19.

A．increase

B．difference

C．interest

D．average

20.

A．kind

B．polite

C．smart

D．energetic

8 . People aren’t walking any more — if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in ay hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.
It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(), for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced — and beat — a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.
Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrhams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper...is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And wlaking is an ideal form of exercise — the most familiar and natural of all.
It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world, He cannot learn in a car.
The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.
1. What is the national sickness?

A．Walking too much

B．Traveling too much

C．Driving cars too much

D．Climbing stairs too much.

2. What was life like when the author was young?

A．People usually went around on foot.

B．people often walked 25 miles a day

C．People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D．people considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.

3. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that__________.

A．middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B．walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind

C．people need regular exercise to keep fit

D．going on foot prevents heart disease

4. What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?

A．A queue of cars.

B．A ray of traffic light.

C．A flash of lightning.

D．A stream of people.

5. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A．To tell people to reflect more non life.

B．To recommend people to give up driving.

C．To advise people to do outdoor activities.

D．To encourage people to return to walking.

9 . A Guide to the University
Food
The TWU Cafeteria is open 7am to 8pm. It serves snacks(), drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.
If you are on campus in the evening or lat at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Gouglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.
Relaxation
The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying , cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 am to 10 pm, closed on Sundays.
Health
Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to noon and 1;00 to 4;30pm.
Academic Support
All students have access to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic skills. You can sign up for an appointment on the sign-up sheet outside the door two 30 –minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.
Transportation
The TWU Express is a shuttle() service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre. Operation hours are between 8am and 3pm. Saturdays only. Round trip fare is $1.
1. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?

A．Do homework and watch TV

B．Buy drinks and enjoy concerts

C．have meals and meet with friends

D．Add money to your ID and play chess

2. Where and when can you cook your own food?

A．The Globe, Friday

B．The Lower Café, Sunday

C．The TWU Cafeteria , Friday

D．The McMillan Hall , Sunday.

3. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre   _________.

A．is open six days a week

B．offers services free of charge

C．trains students in medical care

D．gives advice on mental health

4. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?

A．By applying online

B．By calling the centre

C．By filling in a sign-up form

D．By going to the centre directly

5. What is the function of TWU Express?

A．To carry students to the lecture halls.

B．To provide students with campus tours

C．To take students to the Mattson Centre.

D．To transport students to and from the stores.

10 . Blind imitation (模仿) is self-destruction. To those who do not recognize their unique worth, imitation appears attractive; to those who know their strength, imitation is unacceptable.

In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.

In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others. In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.

Blessed is the person willing to act on their sudden desire to create something unique. Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration not desperation. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.

Study you role models, accept the gifts they have given, and leave behind what does not server you. Then you can say, “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors’ tragedies and declare victory, and know that they are cheering on.”

1. Imitation proves useful when you     .

A．know you are unique	B．lose the balance of life
C．begin to learn something new	D．get tired of routine practice

2. To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should     .

A．forget daily fear and pain	B．choose the right example
C．ask others for decisions	D．stay away from stars

3. According to the author, the world moves on because of those who are .

A．desperate to influence others with their knowledge

B．ready to turn their original ideas into reality

C．eager to discover what their ancestors did

D．willing to accept others' ideas

4. The trouble a creator faces is       .

A．the lack of strong motivation

B．the absence of practical ideas

C．how to search for more materials

D．how to use imagination creatively

5. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To highlight the importance of creatively.

B．To criticize the characters of role models.

C．To compare imitation with creation.

D．To explain the meaning of success.